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DAMBUSTERS THE: A printed 8vo menu for a Celebration Dinner to mark the 90th Birthday of Sir Barnes Wallis at the Thatchers Hotel, East Horsley, Surrey, 24th September 1977, organised by the wartime aircrew of 617 Squadron, signed to the verso by nine individuals associated with 617 Squadron, some of them crew members of the Dambusters Raid, comprising Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943) and his wife Ann, Leonard Sumpter (1911-1993, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Bill Townsend (1921-1991, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943) and his wife Eileen, Lancelot Howard (1913-1989, Australian Pilot Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943) and Jack Buckley (1919-1990, British Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943). The menu bears the ownership signature of Sumpter's wife to the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the item included in the present lot was the personal property of her father.

DAMBUSTERS THE: A good printed 8vo menu for the 40th Anniversary Reunion Dinner of No. 617 Squadron Royal Air Force at RAF Marham, 16th May 1983, signed to the verso by twenty two individuals associated with 617 Squadron, many of them crew members of the Dambusters Raid, including Robert Kellow (1916-1988, Australian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Kenneth Brown (1920-2002, Canadian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Harold Hobday (1912-2000, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Frederick Sutherland (1923- , Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front Gunner of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), William Howarth (1921-1990, British Royal Air Force Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front Gunner of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), David Rodger (1918-2004, Canadian Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Harold Martin (1918-1988, Australian Air Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), Donald MacLean (1916-1992, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Daniel Walker (1917-2001, Canadian Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Les Munro (1919-2015, New Zealand Flight Lieutenant of World War II, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Bertie ‘Toby’ Foxlee (1920-1985, Australian Pilot Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front gunner of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), George Chalmers (1921-2002, Scottish Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943), Stefan Oancia (1923-1999, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Grant McDonald (1921-2012, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Dudley Heal (1916-1999, British Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Harry Humphries (1915-2008, British Flight Lieutenant of World War II, Adjutant to 617 Squadron) and Leonard Sumpter (1911-1993, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943). Two of the signatures (one being a second signature of Sumpter) have been neatly crossed through. The head of the verso is annotated in ink Return to Len Sumpter. A few light, minor stains and some age wear, not affecting the signatures, about VG

[SUMPTER LEONARD]: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th - 17th May 1943. An interesting selection of unsigned photographs of various sizes (8 x 10 and smaller), vintage (6) and post-war (15), relating to Sumpter and other members of the Dambusters and 617 Squadron, twelve of the photographs with Sumpter's neat ink annotations to the verso, identifying the individuals and occasions etc., including a vintage 3.5 x 4.5 photograph of Leonard Cheshire's pet dog Simon, another of Sumpter with Simon, accompanied by another dog identified as Sarah and an officer named Max Tuxford, a vintage 5.5 x 4 photograph of Sumpter and several male colleagues wearing swimming trunks, accompanied by two females in swimsuits, identified as being taken at the swimming pool at Petwood Hotel in June 1944, other later and/or reproduction images showing a bouncing bomb loaded on Guy Gibson's aircraft, crew members of 617 Squadron leaving Buckingham Palace, celebration for the 90th birthday of Barnes Wallis, reception and dinner given by Rolls Royce in 1979, Sumpter, Bill Townsend and Dave Shannon in conversation with Arthur Harris, reunions, grave stone of Guy Gibson's dog 'Nigger' etc. Colour (1). Generally VG, 21 Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the items included in the present lot were the personal property of her father.

SUMPTER LEONARD: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943. Book signed, being a hardback edition of The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor, by Robert Weston and Robert Taylor, published by David & Charles plc, London, 1989 (Fourth Impression). Signed by Sumpter in bold pencil to the half title page adding DFC DFM 617 Squadron alongside his signature and further signed in bold pencil by the artist Robert Taylor, adding the date, December 1989, his hand, and by Bill Reid VC. Accompanied by the dust jacket and contained in the original cardboard presentation box marked with Sumpter's name ('LEN') in pencil. VGProvenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter's daughter attesting to the fact that the item included in the present lot was the personal property of her father.

[SUMPTER LEONARD]: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943. Two Limited Edition, full colour, English bone china commemorative plates produced by Royal Worcester in 1992 in honour of the Dambusters Raid, entitled 'Hold at 60ft', each with an image by artist Wilfred Hardy, depicting two Lancaster bombers flying over the sea, during David Shannon's 'dummy run' at Reculver, just days before the actual raid, one having just released a bouncing bomb, the plates each with a diameter of 7½ inches and both printed to the underside 'Second issue in Wilfred Hardy's The Dambusters, a limited edition plate series commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the heroic Dambusters raid', Numbered 2986 B and 7264 A and being from an edition 'strictly limited to a maximum firing period of 75 days'. Both with Certificates of Authenticity and printed booklet issued by Royal Worcester. Contained in the original Royal Worcester packaging and cardboard presentation boxes, both marked with various ink annotations relating to Sumpter. Together with a white bone china commemorative plate celebrating the Dambusters Raid, with a central image depicting two Lancaster bombers flying over a dam, together with a dedication to Guy Gibson and the aircrew between the R.A.F. badges of 617 Squadron and Bomber Commands, printed in monochrome within a gold lined rim. Produced by New Art Studios' Sheffield, to a diameter of 11 inches. Further including a white bone china commemorative plate entitled 'The Dambuster', with a central image depicting Guy Gibson above the inscription 'Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO', printed in royal blue with a gold line to the rim. Produced by Goss, England, to a diameter of 8½ inches. EX, 4Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the items included in the present lot were the personal property of her father.

[SUMPTER LEONARD]: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943. Sumpter's personal electroplated nickel silver tankard, 4½ inches tall, bearing the engraved words '617 Squadron R.A.F. Lancasters' to the front, the makers mark to the base stating 'The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent Street' above the EPNS designation of 'Regent Plate'. With very slightly misshapen lip and overall tarnishing. Together with a model vehicle set, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, comprising a 5-Ton Crane Truck, Airfield Ambulance, and NAAFI Refreshment Van, each authentically painted and decorated, with an average length of 3½ inches. Produced by Lledo, England, and presented in a colour printed box depicting a Lancaster bomber in flight. G to VG, 2Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the items included in the present lot were the personal property of her father.

[SUMPTER LEONARD]: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th - 17th May 1943. A miscellaneous selection of printed ephemera etc., most unsigned, largely relating to Sumpter and his RAF career, mainly post-war and mostly retained by the Flight Sergeant himself or his immediate family following his death, including a printed oblong 12mo admittance ticket for the Royal Enclosure issued to Sumpter for the repeat World Premiere of The Dam Busters film at the Empire, Leicester Square, 17th May 1955, a 617 Squadron 45th Anniversary Commemorative Souvenir Programme, 16th May 1988, a vintage printed 8vo edition of the Air Ministry training magazine Tee Emm, being the final edition dated March 1946, a printed oblong 8vo booklet entitled Mosquito Mutterings published by the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1944, a Grantham Journal special publication issued to mark the 50th Anniversary of The Dambusters, three BT Phonecards issued to commemorate 617 Squadron, a small selection of six First Day Covers unrelated to the Dambusters although four hand addressed by Sumpter to himself, a T.L.S. by photographer Helmuth Euler to Sumpter discussing the test runs at Reculver before the Dambusters Raid, accompanied by a selection of photographs taken by Euler of Sumpter at a reunion, a few newspaper clippings and obituaries etc. G to generally VG, 40 Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the items included in the present lot were the personal property of her father.

[CHARLES]: (1948-  ) Prince of Wales & [DIANA](1961-1997) Princess of Wales. A presentation piece of wedding cake from the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, 29th July 1981. The piece of traditional wedding cake is contained in the original white and silver box printed with the initials of the Royal couple and the Prince of Wales feathers to the lid. The cake is wrapped in the original doyley. Signed by Charles Spencer (1964-  ) Viscount Althorp, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the lid. VGPrince Charles and Lady Diana had no fewer than 27 wedding cakes made for their marriage, the official wedding cake being supplied by the Naval Armed Forces. Other suppliers included Classic Celebration Cakes of Cheshire who also supplied cakes for other Royal weddings. One of their wedding cakes was created by the Belgian pastry chef S. G. Sender, 'cake maker to the kings'.Provenance: According to information supplied by the vendor the signature of Charles Spencer was obtained at a store in Tampa, Florida, where Spencer was promoting his furniture through Theodore Alexander, furniture manufacturers.

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, one page, 8vo, n.p., 27th May n.y. (c.1921/22), to Mrs. Alec Tweedie, on the blind embossed stationery of the Colonial Office and also unusually featuring the blind embossed emblem of the National Scheme for Disabled Men. Churchill politely writes, in full, 'I am so sorry we cannot lunch with you on Saturday week as we have people lunching with us. Many thanks for asking us'. A letter of interesting association. Two very light, minor stains to the upper two corners caused by previous mounting, otherwise VG Ethel Brilliana Tweedie (1862-1940) English Author, Travel Writer, Biographer, Historian, Editor, Journalist, Photographer & Illustrator who published herself as Mrs. Alec Tweedie. From her home at Devonshire House in Mayfair, London, Tweedie hosted popular weekly receptions that brought together important people of her era. The present letter undoubtedly refers to one such occasion. Churchill served as Secretary of State for the Colonies from February 1921 to October 1922.

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Typed manuscript, unsigned, with holograph corrections, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1934). The page of corrected proof is from Churchill's book Marlborough: His Life and Times and bears four ink corrections in Churchill's hand (the holograph corrections indicated in bold text), comprising, 'In this work weI have reprinted from Coxe only those documents which are essential… WeI have sought rather to throw a new light upon Marlborough's character…and who were also his most trusted colleagues… all the intricate relationships toof the heads of states and governments…' With several other more minor corrections in indelible pencil, most likely in the hand of a proof reader. With one file hole to the upper left corner and some dust staining to the left and bottom edges, light foxing and minor age wear, G

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. T.L.S., Winston S Churchill, with holograph salutation, one page, 4to, Hyde Park Gate, London, 10th July 1951, to Mr. Stagg. Churchill informs his correspondent, in full, 'It has given me much pleasure and interest to receive your letter, which has revived for me memories of bygone days. I am a little vague on all the details but I well remember the fighting round De-Wets-Dorp, and also the incident I have described in my book, My Early Life. I send you herewith a copy of this book which I hope you will accept with good wishes.' With one file hole to the top right corner, not affecting the text. Together with a book, signed, being a hardback edition of My Early Life, published by Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1948 reprint. Signed ('Winston S Churchill') in black fountain pen ink to the free end paper and dated 1951 in his hand. Without dust jacket. With bumped corners and age wear. G to VG, 2Thomas Stagg, who had been a soldier in The Sherwood Foresters Regiment, and who had been involved in the fighting around De Wets Dorp, a town in the Orange Free State, during the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902). Between 1895 and 1900, Churchill covered wars of empire in Cuba, India's North-West Frontier, the Sudan, and South Africa as a correspondent for several London newspapers.

[TAHITI]: A small, interesting collection of manuscript letters relating to Tahiti and Queen Pomare IV and the French-Tahitian War of 1843-47, most being contemporary English translations of letters sent by the Queen and other individuals, nineteen pages, mostly folio, various places (Paofai, on board HMS Basilisk, Papeete harbour etc.), February 1843 - March 1844, to various correspondents. The collection comprises four contemporary translations of letters from Queen Pomare IV stating, in part, 'I wish to inform you the words Mr. Morenhaut verbally said to me yesterday morning before my face shaking his head at me, throwing about his hands and staring fiercely at me, violently ordering me thus, "order men to hoist the new flag and that the new Government may be respected…" I protested against his conduct and told him that he was a troublesome man, if he had anything to say why did he not have a meeting convened…' (to Captain Thomson, 10th February 1843), 'I have been troubled by the French Consul, and because of his threatening language I have forsaken my house. His angry words to me have been very strong….But now I clearly make known to you the Commodore my desire through this letter. Do you shield me that the French Consul may not at all trouble me again. I look to you to protect me quickly….' (to Commodore Nicolas, 4th March 1843), 'There is here a small ship of war to watch over us. Another is coming. Do not listen to the men who will pain you by reporting that we shall not be assisted. Britain will not cast us off. Let our conduct be good…. do not on any account cause evil to grow, by no means ill treat the Frenchmen….' (n.d., c. January 1844) and one other; two lengthy contemporary copies of statements made by Tati the Great, a head Chieftain in Tahiti and counsellor to the Queen, upon having met with the French, in part, 'These were the words of the Admiral - "This is my reason for coming to Tahiti. The flag of the priests having been insulted and hauled down. The Frenchmen having been ill used….and the Queen's authorities in conniving at and supporting crime….The money I received formerly I have still on board the ship. The money received from the Sandwich Islands also remains on board the ship, and that also which I shall now demand will be kept on board the ship as redress for the evil treatment of Frenchmen by those of Tahiti…' and in the second stating, in part, 'We…declare…that Morenhaut the French Consul did truly dictate and write the letter said to be written by the Queen Pomare and her Governors requesting protection of the King of the French. Through fear we signed it….and we signed it also because Morenhaut said "If you will sign your names to this document I will give you one thousand dollars each when the French Admiral's ship returns to Tahiti. We also clearly declare that Pomare had not signed her name when we signed our names. The Queen's name was signed at Moorea, and it was because she was frightened by the French that she signed it…'; an A.L.S. by Commodore Nicolas, one page, folio, HMS Vindictive, Papeete harbour, 7th June 1843, to George Pritchard, the British Consul at Tahiti, stating, in part, 'Captain Mallet of the French….arrived at this port yesterday, having offered a most unprovoked insult towards Great Britain by saying when at my table at dinner, that "England was the most Infernal Nation in the World"; I have to request of you not to make the usual official visit to that officer….until Captain Mallet has made atonement for this gratuitous offence'; and an A.L.S. by Eliza Pritchard, one page, 8vo, Paofai, 5th March 1844, to a gentleman, stating, in part, 'I beg to inform you that three French sailors did….wantonly kill a small pig (belonging to us) close to our gate. Our servant remonstrated with them but they would not attend to him. He will be able to identify the sailors should he see them again'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with neat splitting at the folds, G to generally VG, 8

CASTRO FIDEL: (1926-2016) Cuban Revolutionary who served as Cuba's Prime Minister 1959-76 and President 1976-2008. Signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Castro standing in a three quarter length pose, at a dining table, dressed in his characteristic green uniform. Seated alongside Castro at the table appears another gentleman. Signed ('Fidel Castro') in bold blue ink to a clear area at the centre of the image, and dated 19th October 1986 in his hand, further adding a warm inscription in Spanish to Eloy Perez, presumably the other individual captured in the photograph. Accompanied by the original envelope (some large tears, FR) addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Eloy Perez, marked Personal, and with an official stamp dated 30th October 1986. About EX

HIROHITO: (1901-1989) Emperor Showa. Emperor of Japan 1926-89.  A good, rare, bold black fountain pen ink signature ('Hirohito', in Japanese script) at the head of an oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album, also signed by Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865-1945) Japanese Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff 1931-40, the great uncle of Emperor Showa and further signed by Count Chinda Sutemi (1857-1929) Japanese Diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1916-20. Both have signed in bold black fountain pen inks. A fine and unusual trio of signatures. VG The present signatures most likely date from around 1921 during which Hirohito took a six month tour of Western Europe, visiting the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Shortly after his return to Japan, on 29th November 1921, he became Regent of Japan.

GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement. An exceptional and rare vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph by Gandhi, the original Associated Press of London photograph depicting the Indian leader standing in a three quarter length pose, dressed in his familiar traditional Indian dhoti and woven shawl. Standing alongside is Madan Mohan Malaviya, who is also seen in a three quarter length pose wearing traditional Indian clothes. Signed ('M K Gandhi') in bold blue fountain pen ink by Gandhi with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Annotated and dated London, September 1931, in an unidentified hand to the verso. Signed photographs of Gandhi are particularly rare and desirable and this is a fine example. A few very slight, extremely minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG Mahatma Gandhi and Madan Mohan Malaviya were two of the three delegates of the Indian National Congress who attended the Second Round Table Conference in London from September to December 1931, when the present image was taken (and also most likely signed). The Gandhi-Irwin Pact had been signed earlier in the year and the discussions at the Conference led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935. Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861-1946) Indian Educationist, notable for his role in the Indian Independence Movement. President of the Indian National Congress 1909-10 & 1918.

GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Gable seated in a three quarter length pose on the set of a film, holding an open shooting script in his hands and with a lit cigarette between two fingers. Signed ('To Dolly from Clark') in blue ink to the lower white border. A couple of very slight, extremely minor corner creases, VG The present photograph was apparently presented to Dolly Smith, a wardrobe mistress who worked on various films from 1948-62.

HOLDEN WILLIAM: (1918-1981) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Holden standing outdoors in a three quarter length pose with a port town visible in the background. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink by Holden, his surname running across a slightly darker area of the image. A couple of very slight, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise VG The present photograph was apparently presented to Dolly Smith, a wardrobe mistress who worked on various films from 1948-62.

HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American Actress, Academy Award winner. A good T.L.S., Kate, one page, 8vo, n.p., 8th April 1986, to John [Beal]. Hepburn states that it was sweet of her correspondent to write to her with such an enthusiastic letter and continues too refer to some recent acting work, 'It was great fun to do - and such a relief to do one on the up rather than the down. At this point, the scripts I get are really so hopeless - death - doom - defeat' and concludes 'Do you realise that we made “Little Minister” in 1935 - incredible!'. A letter of good association and unusually good content when compared to most which appear at auction from this period of Hepburn's life. VG John Beal (1909-1997) American Actor who portrayed Reverend Gavin Dishart opposite Katharine Hepburn, in the role of Babbie, in the American drama film The Little Minister.  In 1986, the same year in which the present letter was signed, Hepburn received an Emmy nomination for her role in the television romantic comedy film Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry.

GARLAND JUDY: (1922-1969) American Actress and Singer, famous for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Garland seated in a full length pose on a table, resting one arm on the actor Mickey Rooney, who is seen in costume as Lorenz Hart, in a scene from the MGM biopic film Words and Music (1948) which was loosely based on the creative partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Signed by Garland in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Some light surface and corner creasing to the white borders of the photograph, G             

JONES JENNIFER: (1919-2009) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink across a clear area of the image. Some very slight, extremely minor surface and corner creasing, VG The present photograph was apparently presented to Dolly Smith, a wardrobe mistress who worked on various films from 1948-62.

CINEMA: Selection of vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photographs by various film actors and actresses including Tyrone Power, Ray Milland, Dirk Bogarde (2), Jean Simmons, Derek Bond (in costume as Captain L.E.G. Oates from Scott of the Antarctic; signature faded) etc. A few of the images have extensive faults (surface creasing, scratches and discoloration). FR to G, 7Provenance: Most of the photographs in the present lot were presented to the Film Wardrobe Master John McCorry, (1926-1966) who worked on various films including I'm Alright Jack (1959), The Longest Day (1962) and Saint Joan (1957).

PRICE DENNIS: (1915-1973) English Actor, remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Small selection of three individually vintage signed 8 x 10 photographs of Price, the different images depicting him in head and shoulders poses (2; one inscribed and one showing him in costume as Sir Francis Castleton from Caravan, also adding the title of the film beneath his signature) and seated in a three quarter length pose speaking on a telephone. All are signed in bold fountain pen inks to clear areas of the images. Together with a signed and inscribed Birthday greetings card sent to Price ('To Darling Papa') by his young daughter Tessa and also including a selection of vintage unsigned postcard photographs and larger of Price and a few of other family members etc., some of them candid images, one depicting him at a christening alongside Stewart Granger, David Tomlinson and others (some duplication) and further including a postcard photograph of Price standing outdoors in a full length pose alongside a small boy dressed as a monk, presented to Price's daughter Susan and annotated by the actor to the verso, 'Susie - A little monk we saw, who wanted his photo taken! Love, Daddy' and a vintage 7.5 x 10 photograph of Price in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Sir Francis Castleton from Caravan, signed by the actor to the verso along with various instructions on how he wishes the photograph to be cropped, etc. G to VG, 46

WHO THE: An excellent official printed folio programme issued for The Who's Tour of 1982, individually signed by all four members of the English Rock band, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Kenney Jones. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue inks to clear areas of the centrefold image which depicts the band standing in a row together in three quarter length poses. Some light creasing and minor age wear, largely evident to the covers, VG The Who Tour 1982 was originally intended to support their album It's Hard (1982) although it was later announced that it would be a farewell tour (however The Who went on to reunite twice and toured again in 1989).  It was the last tour with the band's drummer Kenney Jones. The tour dates took place entirely in the United States and Canada with the exception of two warm up shows at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 10th & 11th September 1982. It was at one of these two English concerts that the signatures were obtained in person and the programme is accompanied by a typed statement from a previous owner explaining that he was invited to the concert by John Entwistle's father, Bertie Entwistle, who worked as a relief van driver with the previous owner and who also arranged for him to meet the band backstage in the green room after the concert.

MOTOR RACING: A rare vintage printed 8vo official programme for the Fourth International Donington Grand Prix Car Race at Donington Park, near Derby, 22nd October 1938, organised by the Derby & District Motor Club, individually signed to the inside pages by various motor racing drivers who participated at the event comprising Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959, German Motor Racing Driver, winner of the European Drivers' Championship 1935, 1937 & 1938), Hermann Lang (1909-1987, German Motor Racing Driver), Manfred von Brauchitsch (1905-2003, German Motor Racing Driver), Richard Seaman (1913-1939, British Motor Racing Driver; a rare signature owing to Seaman's tragically early death at the age of 26 in an accident during the Belgian Grand Prix, 1939), Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953, Italian Motor Racing Driver, winner of the European Drivers' Championship 1932), Rudolf Hasse (1906-1942, German Motor Racing Driver), Hermann Muller (1909-1975, German Motor Racing Driver) and Christian Kautz (1913-1948, Swiss Motor Racing Driver; a rare signature owing to Kautz's tragically early death at the age of 34 in an accident during the Swiss Grand Prix, 1948). Each of the drivers have signed their names alone in light blue fountain pen ink alongside their portraits, the signatures of Brauchitsch and Muller both with somewhat poor contrast. A rare collection of signatures to find on one item. The soiled covers of the programme are detached (the spine sellotaped together) and a few inside pages are loose. Some overall age wear and staining, about G

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. A fine A.L.S., Claude Monet, four pages, 8vo, Giverny, 24th September 1911, to Genevieve [Hoschede], in French, on mourning stationery. Monet writes in his characteristic purple fountain pen ink following the death of his second wife, Alice, and commences 'Thanks for having thought to write to me, and thanks to my good Jean Pierre for having taken a moment to come to visit me, so sad when I see the house so empty, and no longer see your dear faces. You have so kindly accustomed me to your daily visits' continuing, 'Nothing much new here except for the fact that I have decided to fire that drunkard, Durthenuy, and it is good riddance… I keep corresponding in search of a suitable servant, but have had no success in finding the pearl that I require' and further adding, 'Last Thursday I was paid a visit by my dear friend Geoffroy together with Doctor Vaquez, his brother, and Ajalbert. This was a cheerful distraction from my usual sad thoughts.' Monet concludes his moving letter with thoughts of his son, 'I leave you now, my good Genevieve. I embrace you most tenderly…I shall write one of these days to J[ean] P[ierre]. Your old father who loves you, Claude Monet.'Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Monet. A letter of important content in which the artist implicitly acknowledges his own son. Some very light, minor age wear, and with some show through of ink to the pages, otherwise VGGenevieve Hoschede, the wife of Jean-Pierre Hoschede (1877-1961) Monet's second wife, Alice Hoschede (1844-1911) had died in May 1911. The couple were married in 1892 although had lived together since 1879 when the artist's first wife, Camille, had died. Monet raised Hoschede's six children by her husband, Ernest Hoschede (a department store magnate and art collector), and they were all devoted to Monet. Blanche Hoschede married Jean Monet, the son of Monet and his first wife. Jean-Pierre Hoschede was Alice Hoschede's youngest son, born in 1877, and was in reality her son by Monet as the result of an affair. The artist implicitly acknowledges this in the present letter. Genevieve Hoschede, the wife of Jean-Pierre Hoschede (1877-1961) Upon the death of his wife, Camille, Monet married the widower Alice Hoschede (1844-1911). It is speculated that her youngest child, Jean-Pierre, was in fact Monet's and not by her husband. Alice Hoschede was both a model and mistress to Monet.

EPSTEIN JACOB: (1880-1959) American-born British Sculptor. Collection of ten A.Ls.S., Jacob Epstein, nineteen pages (total), 8vo, Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, 28th October 1953 to 10th June 1954, each to David Hardman, secretary of the Sir Stafford Cripps Memorial Trust. In the first letter Epstein invites Hardman to come and see the bust of Cripps, explaining that it is not finished however adding that Lady Cripps is also keen to see it, and explaining 'I am a little uncertain about showing it yet to Lady Cripps who of course will have a not unnatural anxiety about it & I want really a decision from you before I show it [to] her'. The sculptor also comments on being shown an unsuitable place in St. Paul's that had been allocated to the bust although adding that he now understands he can choose any place he wishes for the memorial. In his second letter Epstein thanks Hardman for a payment of £337 and announces 'Tomorrow I am showing the bust to Lady Cripps, not without some trepidation! I think I have interpreted Sir Stafford in the right spirit.' and in further letters discusses the inscriptions to appear on the bust, preparations for sending the work to the foundry ('I have been today to the foundry & the more I think of it the less I like the idea of glasses on the bust. After all God made Sir Stafford without spectacles'), also requesting the final payment from the committee, updating Hardman on the progress at the foundry, discussing his thoughts on the pedestal ('Dove silver grey will look very fine & show up the bronze.'), and also commenting on a meeting at the foundry ('The reception….was somewhat curious I thought. The ecclesiastic talked as if we were attempting a crime when I asked about the site of the bust & Mr. Attlee was like a frozen turnip. A somewhat chilling affair.'), stating that he hasn't the heart to battle with the Cathedral authorities and also asking for confirmation of the date of the unveiling and requesting 5 or 6 tickets to give to friends who would like to attend ('I recall that the Dean hinted that a crowd would not be welcome! What a silly idea….I don't mind in the least the vagaries of the ecclesiastical mind. Of course it is their cathedral.') and in the final letter Epstein thanks Hardman for 'photographs of [the] great event, when we were shoved out after half an hour' and asks if he saw Tom Driberg's account? An interesting series of letters. One letter has some light age wear and another has a minor tear, a few with ink annotations (presumably in Hardman's hand), otherwise G to generally VG, 10 Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (1889-1952) British Labour Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1947-50.

KITAJ R. B.: (1932-2007) American Artist. A.L.S., Kitaj, one page (folding air mail stationery), 4to, n.p. (London), January, to Peter Howard of Serendipity Books in California. Kitaj states that he would like to purchase 'the festschrift you found me….the boxed one for Abba Hillel Silver - I think it was $35 or so' and continues to remark 'Please pack it and the English Girl very well padded against bumping (I love to tell people how to run their business!)' The artist further writes 'We were very seduced by S.[an] F.[rancisco], the weather (stormy), Berkeley….you and the great book milieu, Sandra's sister and her man Bob Hughes, who wrote a wonderful Pound opera; They live in Albany just beyond you (Margaret Fisher and Robt. Hughes) - try and meet them, they're terrific and he's a great Poundian'. In a postscript Kitaj requests 'Please report allJUDAICA; JEWISH ARTKAFKA and could you get (Sarkis - is that his name?) and others to report to me as well - very serious!' and also enquires 'Is there a new book about the Canadian poet A. KLEIN?....also anything in English about or by: AHAD HA'AM, FRANZ ROSENZWEIG, HERMAN COHEN'. Hand addressed by Kitaj to the verso and also signed ('Kitaj') in the return address panel. One small, neat tear to the edge of one fold, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Peter B. Howard (1939-2011) American Book & Manuscript Dealer who founded Serendipity Books in the early 1960s and has been described as 'one of the most imaginative booksellers of his generation'. Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) American Rabbi and Zionist Leader, a key figure in the mobilisation of American support for the founding of the State of Israel.  Kitaj, who spent much of his life living in England, had Jewish roots and in later life developed a greater awareness of his Jewish heritage, which found expression in his works, with reference to the Holocaust and influences from Jewish writers such as Kafka. Such influences are reflected in the present letter.

Charles Robinson Sykes - 'Silence and Speed' radiator or desk-piece mascot c1909, believed to be an important and exceedingly rare design for a motor car radiator adornment, the original of which was commissioned from Charles Sykes by John (Walter) 2nd Baron Montague for his 1909 Rolls-Royce Ghost motor car, created in heavy silver-plated bronze by the cire-perdue casting process, and display mounted upon an ebonised wood plinth base. History: It has been understood and long-believed that the original of this statuette was commissioned by John Montague specifically for his personal Rolls-Royce motorcar, at a time when there was no definitive mascot for the Marque but when after market radiator embellishments were proliferating due to an increasing current trend for such adornments. It is a further popular conception that the model for this sculpture design was Eleanor Velasco Thornton, who during this time was secretary to John Montagu and with whom was having a clandestine romantic involvement as his mistress. Thus created, this was the draped female figure in flowing robes with forefinger to her lips emblematic of this liaison. Approximately two years later it is presumed that she was again the model chosen by Charles Sykes for his subject, who posed for the ultimate design selected by Rolls-Royce now known universally as the 'Winged Lady' mascot, which bears much similarity in essence to its earlier counterpart, and is now renowned and recognised world wide. Provenance: Over many years it has been understood that perhaps four or five original examples of 'The Whisper' mascot (as it had become known outside the Montagu circle) were in existence; accompanying this lot is a comprehensive file of documentation and historical provenance, which it is hoped clarifies the origins of the design, numbers made, and their subsequent ownership. It includes published articles, photographs (including one showing all then-known originals together), letters and correspondence from leading authoritative authors and owners including the Late Lord Edward Montagu, Jo Sykes the daughter of Charles Sykes, Dr Douglas Latto, the late Peter Baines of the RREC, Paul Tritton, Mrs Scheerman, and Tony Gosnell inter alia; and further includes correspondence between the vendor and many of these leading experts, including that relating to his purchase of the mascot from Dr Latto. There is also an invoice/receipt from Aspreys the Crown Jewellers for 'cleaning and polishing a silver-plated mascot' (the aforementioned) and manufacturing a replacement plinth base replacement for the original which was damaged dated 1994.

1975 Rolls-Royce Camargue YJL621.This stunning example is finished in Richmond Blue with Turquoise leather upholstery. Originally purchased for £29,250 by well-known independent London car dealer Raymond Way from Jack Barclay, who had first registered the car as his demonstrator (of the then most expensive production car on the market) 1 RW as it was registered passed in 1997 into the hands of TWR Group Jaguar. Correspondence on file confirms that this transaction was simply to enable transfer of the number plate. Colbrook Specialists of Stilton then acquired the car and sold it to the last owner John Lowe, now deceased. The car has covered a total of 34,500 miles from new which includes only 6,000 miles in the last 20 years. An impressive history file is included in the sale with interesting correspondence from Victor Barclay to Raymond Way, MOTs and invoices which together with the original service manual confirm the immaculate provenance of this most desirable Camargue

Bentley State Limousine for Queen Elizabeth, a boxed complete 1/18 scale model of the Bentley State Limousine presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a consortium of 50 British businesses contributed to the manufacture of the Limousine car which was wholly designed and constructed at Crewe by Bentley, together with a rare gilded lapel badge presented to a man who participated in the build, also copies of papers relating to the car, a similar lot, ie car, badge and papers, sold for £720 in the RREC Auction in 2011

A Chinese doucai "South Sea bubble" plate, Yongzheng Dia.: 21 cm Painted in underglaze blue and enamelled with a harlequin figure wearing a hat on a tiled stage, with the inscription Wie op Uytrecht of nieuw Amsterdam (Who wants to speculate on Utrecht or New Amsterdam). See also: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, obj. nr. AK-RBK-17521-C (link), for an identical plate. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

After David Hockney (British 1937-): 'Pool with Two Figures 1971', original lithograph exhibition poster 'A Retrospective - The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York June - August 1988' signed dated by David Hockney 1988, 76cm x 94cm Provenance: from the collection of the late Cavan O'Brien of Bridlington who was employed by Marlborough and Fischer Fine Art London (further details with the picture) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Tv/Film Related Diecast Models, including: Corgi 39902 Ford Thunderbird & Marilyn Monroe Figure,CC02701 Ashes To Ashes DCI Gene Hunts Audi Quattro, 00502 Z-Cars Ford Zephyr 6 MKIII, 96682 Inspector Morse 1st issue, 01803 Inspector Morse Jaguar 2nd issue, 42403 Bedford Val Panorama Magical mystery tour bus, 96012 Spender Ford Sierra, 61211 Mr Beans Mini, 57401 The Professionals Ford Capri with figures, CC00301 Return Of The Saint Jaguar XJS, Dr Who Bessie, James Bond Goldfinger Rolls Royce, Die Another Day Set, 2 x Aston Martins, 5 x FFabbri James Bond models, plus four others, all in near mint to mint condition (24 items)

Concorde End of an Era Mike Bannister Signed Limited Edition Print. Only 250 issued signed by Captain Mike Bannister who flew the last flight and Artist Ivan Berryman. Stunning Limited Edition Print Concorde End of a Era 16 x 12 inch size. Ending an historic chapter in Aviation History. Taken from Concorde Original Painting acrylics on canvas By Ivan Berryman Commemorating the final landing in 2003 20 x 16 inch stunning image of the iconic plane. Ending an historic chapter in Aviation History. The final transatlantic flight, ending 27 years of supersonic history, carried 100 celebrities from New York and touched down at 1605 BST. As it did so, a huge cheer went up from the thousands of people gathered by the runway on a specially-built grandstand. Two other Concorde flights had already landed a few minutes earlier, one carrying competition winners on a flight from Edinburgh, and the other completing a trip for invited guests around the Bay of Biscay. Union Jacks All three aircraft taxied to the BA engineering base, the crews hanging out of the cockpit windows and waving Union Jacks to the crowds. Actress Joan Collins, who has flown Concorde about 10 times and was on board the flight from New York, said the end of the era was tragic. The first time I ever flew Concorde was a bit of a white knuckle ride. I am more used to it now, its so wonderful to make the journey in three and a half hours, she said. British Airways has decided to retire the famous aircraft because it is no longer profitable. Sadness and celebration Concordes running costs have been spiralling at a time when ticket sales were dwindling in the wake of a catastrophic crash near Paris Charles de Gaulle airport three years ago in which 113 people died. British Airways chief executive officer Rod Eddington said there was a mixture of sadness and celebration about the retirement. It is a wonderful plane, an icon, but its time has come, he said. Its an old plane, it doesnt look it, but it was designed in the 50s and built in the 60s. The plane, which cost passengers £9,000 a ticket, reached 1,350mph 2,172 kph and 60,000 feet 18,288 metres over the Atlantic Ocean during its final flight. BA and Air France, who worked jointly on developing the aircraft, made an announcement on the retirement in April. The French Concordes final flight was in May. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Flight Lieutenant Thomas Clifford Tony Iveson DFC Signature and full Obituary of 616 Squadron Battle of Britain. In 1942 he joined Bomber Command for his second operational tour and went on to fly as a Squadron Leader with 617 Squadron. He is the only pilot the collector discovered who served with consecutive numbered RAF squadrons. A remarkable unusual statistic. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Laurie London signed album page English singer, who achieved fame as a boy singer of the 1950s, for both his gospel and novelty songs recording in both English and German. He is best known for his hit single of the spiritual song Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands. Rex Harrison signed on reverse 5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English actor of stage and screen. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Dirk Bogarde signed album page. 28 March 1921 - 8 May 1999, was an English actor and writer. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House 1954 for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. Leslie Mitchell on reverse. 4 October 1905 - 23 November 1985 was a British announcer who was heard on newsreel soundtracks, radio and television. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Richard Greene signed album page. 25 August 1918 - 1 June 1985 was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959. Laurie Taylor on reverse. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Dr Who Derek Jacobi. 10 x 8 inch signed photo in character as the Master. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Christopher Ryan signed 10 x 8 colour photo. Fantastic photo from the anarchic comedy The Young Ones signed by Christopher Ryan who played Mike. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Del Henney signed 10x8 colour photo from Straw Dogs. Irish character actor, perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Venner in Sam Peckinpahs Straw Dogs. When Eight Bells Toll, Villain, Straw Dogs, Branigan, Joseph Andrews, Soldier of Orange, Devils Playground, Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Juliet Bravo, Minder, The Professionals, Fallen Hero, The Sweeney, A Woman of Substance, Doctor Who Resurrection of the Daleks. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Prentis Hancock signed Space 1999 10x8 colour photo. He was a regular cast member of the first season of science fiction series Space: 1999 as Paul Morrow, and also appeared in a number of Doctor Who stories throughout the 1970s Spearhead from Space and Planet of the Daleks with Jon Pertwee and Planet of Evil and The Ribos Operation with Tom Baker. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

Cliff Jones signed 10x8 b/w photo. Welsh former football international, who was capped 59 times for Wales and was a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspurs 1960-61 Double-winning side, being widely considered at the time as the best left winger in the world. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

A COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS, MAINLY OF SINGERS AND ENTERTAINERS OF 1950S AND 1960S to include Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Bing Crosby, Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield, Billy Eckstine, The Hollies, Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, Johnnie Ray, Andy Williams, also Peter Sellers and Charlton Heston and many more. Collected mainly in person at the stage door, many signed 'To Shirley' who built the collection. Includes a copy of a newspaper cutting from The Express & Star showing her enthusiastically waving her autograph book and catching a signed photograph of David Whitfield, her favourite performer. Condition Report:Most are on individual pieces of paper which have been sellotaped into an autograph book so are removable, a few are signed photographs. Detailed list available.

A SMALL COLLECTION OF 1960S AND 1970S CHILDREN'S ANNUALS to include 'Jean Morton's Tingha and Tucker Television Annual' with two Tingha & Tucker Club badges, 'The Dalek Outer Space Book' A/F, 'Joe 90 Story Book', 'Thunderbirds Annual', Crackerjack Annual', 'Superman Annual No.1', 'Star Trek 1974' and 'The Dr Who Annual 1974' (8)

IAN FLEMING - JAMES BOND FIRST EDITION BOOK - 'THE SPY WHO LOVED ME', Jonathan Cape 1962, with dustjacketCondition Report:Book very good, dustjacket price clipped, partial cup stain front cover not obvious, spots on back cover

A Burmantofts Faience Fijian dish, model no.1802, the stylised figural dish with modelled head, glazed turquoise, with applied glass eyes, impressed marks, 19cm. wide Catalogue Notes Like Christopher Dresser who produced a variation of this dish for Linthorpe Pottery, this Burmantofts dish is based on examples of Fijian ceremonial wooden dishes that were included in national museum collections including the British Museum. Literature Michael Whiteway Christopher Dresser A Design Revolution, V&A, page 93 plate 114 for a Linthorpe example next to an original Fijian dish from the British Museum collection.

Circle of William Powell Frith (1819-1909, British) The Tambourine Girl, oil on canvas, indistinctly initialled lower right, 24 x 19cmBorn in Aldfield, North Yorkshire, Frith was encouraged to take up art by his father, a hotelier in Harrogate. He moved to London in 1835 where he began his formal art studies at Sass's Academy in Charlotte Street, before attending the Royal Academy Schools. Frith started his career as a portrait painter and first exhibited at the British Institution in 1838. In the 1840s he often based works on the literary output of writers such as Charles Dickens, whose portrait he painted, and Laurence Sterne. He was also a member of The Clique, which also included Richard Dadd. The principal influence on his work was the hugely popular domestic subjects painted by Sir David Wilkie. Wilkie's famous painting The Chelsea Pensioners was a spur to the creation of Frith's own most famous compositions. Following the precedent of Wilkie, but also imitating the work of his friend Dickens, Frith created complex multi-figure compositions depicting the full range of the Victorian class system, meeting and interacting in public places. In Ramsgate Sands, Life at the Seaside (1854) he depicted visitors and entertainers at the seaside resort. He followed this with The Derby Day, depicting scenes among the crowd at the race at Epsom Downs, which was based on photographic studies by Robert Howlett. This 1858 composition was bought by Jacob Bell for £1,500. It was so popular that it had to be protected by a specially installed rail when shown at the Royal Academy of Arts. Another well-known painting was The Railway Station , a scene of Paddington station. In 1865 he was chosen to paint the Marriage of the Prince of Wales.Later in his career he painted two series of five pictures each, telling moral stories in the manner of William Hogarth. These were the Road to Ruin (1878), about the dangers of gambling, and the Race for Wealth (1880) about reckless financial speculation. He retired from the Royal Academy in 1890 but continued to exhibit until 1902. Detail of After the Bath, a late nude by FrithFrith was a traditionalist who made known his aversion to modern-art developments in a couple of autobiographies - My Autobiography and Reminiscences (1887) and Further Reminiscences (1888) - and other writings. He was also an inveterate enemy of the Pre-Raphaelites and of the Aesthetic Movement, which he satirised in his painting A Private View at the Royal Academy (1883), in which Oscar Wilde is depicted discoursing on art while Frith's friends look on disapprovingly. Fellow traditionalist Frederic Leighton is featured in the painting, which also portrays painter John Everett Millais and novelist Anthony Trollope. Frith lived a curious domestic life - married to Isabelle with twelve children, whilst a mile down the road maintaining a mistress (Mary Alford, formerly his ward) and seven more children - all a marked contrast to the upright family scenes depicted in paintings like Many Happy Returns of the Day. Frith married Mary on the death of Isabelle in 1880. In his later years he painted many copies of his famous paintings, as well as more sexually uninhibited works, such as the nude After the Bath. A well-known raconteur, his writings, most notably his chatty autobiography, were very popular. In 1856 Frith was photographed at 'The Photographed Institute' by Robert Howlett, as part of a series of portraits of 'fine artists'. The picture was among a group exhibited at the 'Art Treasures Exhibition' in Manchester in 1857.

Sydney S. Morrish (1836-1894, British) An elegant lady wearing a white silk dress and gloves, a bonnet with a pink parasol holding a Manchester terrier puppy, oil on canvas, framed, signed lower left and dated 1870, 55 x 40cmThis lively, spirited dog breed is a true terrier. Bred in Manchester, England, for the common man's sports of rat killing and rabbit coursing, he's got game and he loves to show it. The Gentleman's Terrier (as he is known in Victorian England) is not a sparring dog but loves a good chase, making him a flyball and agility expert.Though his looks suggest a miniature Doberman Pinscher or a large Miniature Pinscher, the Manchester Terrier is his own canine. A wee dog with a strong bark, he's got personality to burn: loyal, hearty, and a terrific watchdog who adores hanging out with his people. Among terriers, the Manchester is known to be one of the more well-mannered and responsive breeds and today spends his time as a terrific companion who can hold up his end of the conversation.The history of sunshades goes back thousands of years, but it was during the Italian Renaissance of the 16th century that umbrellas and parasols were introduced to Europe. At first the items were large, used interchangeably, and generally carried by a servant to protect the wealthy from the elements and sun. Some were heavy (made of leather) but silk, paper, and cotton grew in popularity. During the 1700s parasols had already evolved into a woman's fashion item, designed and decorated to match each promenade dress or walking suit, and was clearly defined as a sunshade; not for rain and snow. To make them collapsible developed around 1800, but ribs would break, paper tear, and the materials mildew if left damp. By the early Victorian era metallurgy had improved and alloy ribs were being used, nickel silver particularly popular. This type of thin strong metal was developed in Germany by craftsmen in an attempt to imitate the Chinese combination of copper, nickel and zinc, known as paktong.At the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign the parasols were quite plain, but by about 1850 tassels and frills grew in popularity. In each ensuing year the adornments became more ostentatious. If a dress had bows or flounces, the parasol could be adorned with the same decoration. This was a matter of taste, and ladies selected modest or extravagant versions for different circumstances, and based on what their income would allow. Of course it was only the wealthy who used parasols as a day-to-day accoutrement. A poor girl might have a simple parasol for church, or a Sunday afternoon stroll. It was during the 1850s the marquise parasol was developed, a style that tipped at the top, so a lady could hold the shaft straight and still shade her face well no matter the angle of the sun.During this time many houses featured racks (two horizontal parallel arms) for placing open parasols and umbrellas high overhead in front and back halls; ideal for implements that didn't close, could be damaged by constant opening and closing, or damp items. Parasol handles were usually straight, but some hooked examples exist. A plain parasol might have a wooden or metal pole with a bone handle, while the most expensive choices were of carved ivory shafts, decorated with inlaid jewels and gold banding. An in between version could be with carved horn and silver filigree accents. Throughout the Victorian era the handles grew longer, so "carriage" parasols were designed with a hinge in the middle to allow breakdown and ease of movement in tight spots.

German School, 17th century, Portrait of a merchant holding an ornate ivory staff, oil on canvas, 76 x 64cmThe Staff shown is possibly a carved ivory figure, its style suggests a date from the mid 17th century. The staff is likely to be Netherlandsih and seems to be related stylistically to cutlery handles of that date. It is quite possible that the merchant in the poirtrait was a master culter or even a skilled ivory carver who decided to be depicted with a staff showing one of his fine carved handles. The staff head seems to depict a woman surrounded by foliage, it may well be allegorical. With thanks to Dr Majorie Trusted FSA, senior curator of sculpture the Victoria and Albert Museum

John Wynn (19th century, Britisih) Portrait of Otley Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1889, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1889 and further inscribed en verso 'Otley Hall 1889', framed, 27.9 x 43.2cm. Pride of place belongs to the Gosnold family, who lived here for 300 years from c.1400 first as tenants, then as owners. Bartholomew Gosnold (1571-1607) voyaged to the New World, where in 1602 he discovered Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, which he named after his infant daughter. In 1607, 13 years before the Mayflower landed, he returned to found Jamestown colony in Virginia, the first permanent English-speaking settlement in America. It has been said that the two voyages were planned at the hearthside of Otley Hall.

After Sir Joshua Reynolds,(1723 -1793 ,British) Portrait of Charles James Fox, oil on canvas, 77 x 64cmCharles James Fox was born on 24 January 1749 and was the third son of Henry Fox, first Lord Holland and his wife Lady Caroline Lennox, daughter of the second Duke of Richmond. This made Fox the nephew of the third Duke of Richmond, a leading Rockingham Whig peer. Fox was educated at Eton and Hertford College, Oxford. His father exerted little control over Fox and encouraged him to be extravagant and dissolute. Fox lost vast sums at gambling, and in 1774 Lord Holland paid his son''s gambling debts at a cost of œ140,000. Almost 20 years later political friends paid off Fox''s debts and gave him a comfortable income. Fox subsequently gave up both racing and gambling. Fox was Falstaffian in character and none too clean in appearance. He was openly a rake and there were rumours that he was conducting an affair with Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. In 1768 he became MP for Midhurst, a family pocket borough. Fox immediately attracted attention through his ability and the quality of his speeches. In 1770 he was appointed as a junior Lord of the Admiralty but resigned in 1772 so that he could oppose the legislation that became the Royal Marriages Act in the same year. In December 1773 he became a junior Lord of the Treasury but the king, who disliked Fox for opposing the Royal Marriages Act, dismissed him in February 1774. Edmund Burke and Fox became friends and, because his uncle was a Rockinghamite, Fox was drawn to the Rockinghamites and opposed North''s American policy although he knew that the American war was popular in England. When North resigned in March 1782, Rockingham formed his second ministry. He appointed Lord Shelburne as Home Secretary and Fox became the foreign secretary. Fox announced on 30 June that he was going to resign but before he could do it, Rockingham died on 1 July. Shelburne was appointed as the new PM and Fox and his political allies refused to serve with Shelburne although other Rockinghamites did serve in the new ministry. However, the ministry was not strong and had to face attacks from both Fox and Lord North. On 14 February 1783 the two men negotiated terms by which they would overthrow the government, with the Duke of Portland as the new PM.

Circle of Richard Cosway (1742-1821, British) Portrait of a young woman holding her child, circa 1800, pencil, pastel and watercolour on paper, framed in an oval gilt frame, 26 x 21cmBorn in Tiverton, Devon, the son of a schoolmaster, he was initially educated at Blundell's School but allowed to travel to London aged just 12 to take lessons in learning. He won a prize from the Society of Artists in 1754 and by 1760 had established his own business. He exhibited his first works aged just 20 in 1762 and was soon in demand. Such was his success, that still not 30, Cosway was elected one of the founder members of the Royal Academy (he is included in a group portrait of the 1768 founders, though some accounts suggest he was appointed an Academician three years later, in 1771. He painted the future King George IV in 1780 and was appointed Painter to the Prince of Wales[1] in 1785-the only time this title was ever awarded. His subjects included the Prince's first wife, Maria Anne Fitzherbert, and various English and French aristocrats, including Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France. Cosway's pupils included Andrew Plimer (1763-1837). From 1995 to 1996, the National Portrait Gallery in London held an exhibition entitled Richard and Maria Cosway: Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion, with 250 works on display. On 18 January 1781, Cosway married the Anglo-Italian artist Maria Hadfield. Maria was a composer, musician and authority on girls' education and was much admired by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote letters to her decrying her marriage to another man and kept an engraving made from one of Cosway's paintings of Maria at Monticello. The Cosways' marriage is thought to be an arranged marriage and later a marriage of convenience due to his being 20 years her senior. Richard was "well known as a libertine and commonly described as resembling a monkey." The film Jefferson in Paris depicts Maria Cosway's romance with Thomas Jefferson and also depicts Richard Cosway as effeminate, something which is not certain historically. Richard realized his wife's talent and helped her to develop it.In 1784, the Cosways moved into Schomberg House, Pall Mall, which became a fashionable salon for London society.[1] In 1791 they moved to a larger house in Stratford Place. However, the marriage did not last, eventually being annulled. In later life, Cosway also suffered from mental disorders and spent some time in various institutions. He died in London in 1821 and was buried at Marylebone New Church. Sir John Soane bought more than 30 objects put up for sale at auction after Cosway's death

Circle of Richard Cosway (1742-1821, British) Portrait of a young lady holding a bouquet of flowers, circa 1800, pencil, pastel and watercolour on paper, framed in an oval gilt frame, 26 x 21cmBorn in Tiverton, Devon, the son of a schoolmaster, he was initially educated at Blundell's School but allowed to travel to London aged just 12 to take lessons in learning. He won a prize from the Society of Artists in 1754 and by 1760 had established his own business. He exhibited his first works aged just 20 in 1762 and was soon in demand. Such was his success, that still not 30, Cosway was elected one of the founder members of the Royal Academy (he is included in a group portrait of the 1768 founders, though some accounts suggest he was appointed an Academician three years later, in 1771. He painted the future King George IV in 1780 and was appointed Painter to the Prince of Wales[1] in 1785-the only time this title was ever awarded. His subjects included the Prince's first wife, Maria Anne Fitzherbert, and various English and French aristocrats, including Madame du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France. Cosway's pupils included Andrew Plimer (1763-1837). From 1995 to 1996, the National Portrait Gallery in London held an exhibition entitled Richard and Maria Cosway: Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion, with 250 works on display. On 18 January 1781, Cosway married the Anglo-Italian artist Maria Hadfield. Maria was a composer, musician and authority on girls' education and was much admired by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote letters to her decrying her marriage to another man and kept an engraving made from one of Cosway's paintings of Maria at Monticello. The Cosways' marriage is thought to be an arranged marriage and later a marriage of convenience due to his being 20 years her senior. Richard was "well known as a libertine and commonly described as resembling a monkey." The film Jefferson in Paris depicts Maria Cosway's romance with Thomas Jefferson and also depicts Richard Cosway as effeminate, something which is not certain historically. Richard realized his wife's talent and helped her to develop it.In 1784, the Cosways moved into Schomberg House, Pall Mall, which became a fashionable salon for London society.[1] In 1791 they moved to a larger house in Stratford Place. However, the marriage did not last, eventually being annulled. In later life, Cosway also suffered from mental disorders and spent some time in various institutions. He died in London in 1821 and was buried at Marylebone New Church. Sir John Soane bought more than 30 objects put up for sale at auction after Cosway's death

Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence RPA (1769-1830,British) Portrait of a Mother and Child with a Kitten, oil on canvas, 69 x 59cmSir Thomas Lawrence was born in Bristol. His father was an innkeeper, first at Bristol and afterwards at Devizes, and at the age of six Lawrence was already being shown off to the guests of the Bear as an infant prodigy who could sketch their likenesses and declaim speeches from Milton. In 1779 the elder Lawrence had to leave Devizes, having failed in business and Thomas's precocious talent began to be the main source of the family's income; he had gained a reputation along the Bath road. His debut as a crayon portrait painter was made at Oxford, where he was well patronized, and in 1782 the family settled in Bath, where the young artist soon found himself fully employed in taking crayon likenesses of fashionable people at a guinea or a guinea and a half a head. In 1784 he gained the prize and silver-gilt palette of the Society of Arts for a crayon drawing after Raphael's "Transfiguration," and presently beginning to paint in oil. Abandoning the idea of going on the stage which he had briefly entertained, Lawrence came to London in 1787, was kindly received by Sir Joshua Reynolds, and became a student at the Royal Academy. He began to exhibit almost immediately, and his reputation increased so rapidly that he became an associate of the Academy in 1791. The death of Sir Joshua in 1792 opened the way to further successes. Lawrence was at once appointed painter to the Dilettanti Society, and principal painter to King George III in lieu of Reynolds. In 1794 he was a Royal Academician, and he became the fashionable portrait painter of the age, his sitters including England's most notable people, and ultimately most of the crowned heads of Europe. Caroline of Brunswick was one of his favourite subjects, and is reputed to have been his lover for a time. Financial problems plagued Lawrence. In 1796, Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, one of Lawrence's close patrons, gave him £1,000 (an enormous sum at the time) to relieve him from his financial difficulties. Lawrence painted several portraits for Lord Seaforth, including a full-length portrait of Seaforth's daughter, Mary. In 1815 Lawrence was knighted; in 1818 he went to Aachen to paint the sovereigns and diplomats gathered there for the third congress, and visited Vienna and Rome, everywhere receiving flattering marks of distinction from princes, due as much to his courtly manners as to his merits as an artist. After eighteen months he returned to England, and on the very day of his arrival was chosen president of the Academy in room of Benjamin West, who had died a few days before. He held the office from 1820 to his death. He was never married. Sir Thomas Lawrence had all the qualities of personal manner and artistic style necessary to make a fashionable painter, and among English portrait painters he takes a high place, though not as high as that given to him in his lifetime. His more ambitious works, in the classical style, such as his once celebrated "Satan," are practically forgotten. The best display of Lawrence's work is in the Waterloo Gallery of Windsor, a collection of much historical interest. "Master Charles William Lambton" (1825), painted for Lord Durham at the price of 600 guineas, is regarded as one of his best portraits, and a fine head in the National Gallery, London, shows his power to advantage

Religious/Jewish interest, a late 19th Century walnut cased set of twelve silver plated bladed and bone handled Dessert Knives and Forks together with one further similar tray of six silver plated bladed Fish Eaters, the inlaid brass cartouche engraved "Presented to The Reverend Dr. Chotzner by the Members of the Belfast Congregation 1880", (the Reverend Chotzner in the 19th Century was the first Rabbi of Belfast and his son who was a Tory MP for West Ham in the 1930's was also a Jewish High Court Judge in India) sold together with two original photographs of Alfred Chotzner (one as a High Court Judge and a Hardback Volume "The Comrades", signed and dated by Alfred Chotzner May 25th 1937, (selection)

A Moorcroft narrow necked and shouldered vase in the 'Who Goes There' pattern, designed by and signed to base by Anji Davenport, standing approx 19.5 cm (7½ inches) high, dated to base 2014

PITMAN (Pubs). Who's Who in the Theatre. A run from vol. 1, 1912 to vol. 16, 1977. Varying cond.; also The Green Room Book, 1909. (17).

MAX BEERBOHM (1872-1956) 'Mr J.M. Barrie in a nursery - telling a story about a little boy who wished - oh, how he did wish! - to be a mother.....', signed and dated 1908, pen, ink and colour washes, inscribed with verse to support mount, 31 x 39cm Ex. Collection of the cartoonist Haro Hodson (b.1923), friend of Max Beerbohm and with various old collection labels verso

A SELECTION OF THIRTY NINE ANIMAL AND DOG PRESS PHOTOS FROM THE COLLECTION OF AMEDÉE GAUTIER TO INCLUDE: 'Pickles' gets a new home, August 13th 1934, Copyright NYT, 25 x 20cm; 'The Man who cannot Make Mistakes' (Chessington Zoo), April 4th 1933, Copyright Fox Photos, 18 x 24cm; etc (39)